1
What advice would you give to incoming students at WAYNESBORO RIVERVIEW ELE SCHOOL?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280453000851
Waynesboro Riverview School
155 Wayne Street, Waynesboro, MS 39367 · (601) 735-3159 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
488 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 34.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Waynesboro Riverview School
Waynesboro Riverview School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesboro Riverview School this school | 491 | 99.4% | 37.9% |
| Bates Elementary School Jackson | 482 | 99.4% | 23.7% |
| Pecan Park Elementary School Jackson | 510 | 100.0% | 28.0% |
| West Elementary Gulfport | 492 | 98.6% | 61.8% |
| Crystal Springs Elementary Crystal Springs | 482 | 100.0% | 41.0% |
| Boyd Elementary School Jackson | 424 | 100.0% | 29.4% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Waynesboro Riverview School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #356 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #343 of 439 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #307 of 439 ▲ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #150 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #266 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #298 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #140 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #259 of 296 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
491
+64 (+15%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 726
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 99% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 35.5 | 12.9:1 | 100% (458) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 36.6 | 12.1:1 | 100% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 35 | 12.2:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 34.1 | 15.0:1 | 100% (511) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 100% (432) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 92% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 73% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 726 | 35 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waynesboro Riverview School.
About Waynesboro Riverview School
In Waynesboro, Mississippi, Waynesboro Riverview School is a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 491 students.
A total of 6 schools make up Wayne County School District, with 2,977 students enrolled.
Black students are the large majority at Waynesboro Riverview School, with 84% of enrollment. Next come 10% Hispanic and 4% White. That compares with about 38% Black among all Wayne County residents. By the diversity index, Waynesboro Riverview School comes in at 28%.
Staffing totals 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi average about 15.9:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Wayne County.
The allk12 Grade for Waynesboro Riverview School is C-. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Waynesboro Riverview School is 6.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.9% actual, 44.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Among Wayne County residents, median household income is about $37,619, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 8 public schools in Wayne County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,977.
The nearest public school is Wayne Central School, at about 1.5 miles. Waynesboro Riverview School has 2 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 50.0%, higher than Waynesboro Riverview School's 37.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 15%, from 427 to 491. The school's ratio rose from 12.2:1 to 15.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,718
Census ACS
Median income
$37,619
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,977 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne County School District
- Wayne County High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Wayne Central SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Buckatunna SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Clara SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Beat Four SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Wayne County Alternative SchoolHigh
Other schools in Waynesboro
- Wayne County High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Wayne Central SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Clara SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Beat Four SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Wayne County Alternative SchoolHigh
- Wayne County Career and TechnicalHigh
Nearby schools
- Wayne Central School1.5 mi · 459
- Wayne County High School2.1 mi · 775
- Clara School6.3 mi · 418
- Beat Four School9.0 mi · 416
- Buckatunna School11.6 mi · 418
- Millry High School20.2 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Waynesboro Riverview SchoolHow large is Waynesboro Riverview School?
Waynesboro Riverview School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Waynesboro Riverview School serve?
Waynesboro Riverview School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Waynesboro Riverview School have?
Waynesboro Riverview School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waynesboro Riverview School?
At Waynesboro Riverview School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 10% Hispanic, 84% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Waynesboro Riverview School in?
Waynesboro Riverview School is part of Wayne County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.